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On Emotionally Intelligent Machines(graphitepublications.com)
2 points by nepstein 10y ago|0 comments
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A Tour of Random Forests(codewords.recurse.com)
3 points by nepstein 10y ago|0 comments
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by nepstein 10y ago
I'm not sure I agree that STL that containers are explicitly not OO. That said, I don't disagree that C++ can support functional programming. I would just argue there are languages better suited for this. (edited for clarity)
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by nepstein 10y ago
Nice article and effective demonstration of the FunctionalPlus library. That said, this makes me a bit nervous about shoe-horning functional programming into contexts where it is inappropriate. FunctionalPlus aside, C++ is very clearly desi
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by nepstein 10y ago
Just to clarify, there is no direct cost associated with RC. It is free to attend for all participants. Grants, for those who qualify, are for living expenses. That said, 3 months of wages is still a prohibitive cost for many would-be parti
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by nepstein 10y ago
It's a charitable donation - https://www.ycombinator.com/nonprofits/
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by nepstein 10y ago
If you're finding part-time study too slow, there are a number of non-academic contexts in which you can study code full time. Despite the reputation, there are some web-dev bootcamps that have good placement rates. A few in the US: 1
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by nepstein 10y ago
Worth noting that selective schools also tend to be more expensive. Even if the ROI isn't markedly higher, high price tag means a "larger investment" into the high ROI option of college education. That's a substantive ad
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Animating a Basic 3D Scene with Three.js(tympanus.net)
2 points by nepstein 10y ago|0 comments
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Steph Curry: fluke or breakthrough?(blog.plover.com)
2 points by nepstein 10y ago|0 comments
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Simple and powerful charts for JavaScript(d3xter.io)
3 points by nepstein 11y ago|0 comments
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by nepstein 11y ago
AI => automation => unemployment => basic income That basic argument makes sense to me but the leap to say that AlphaGo proves automation is accelerating doesn't. Go is one of many task-specific AI's. It's not clear
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Show HN: Dora – automate exploratory data analysis in Python(github.com)
2 points by nepstein 11y ago|0 comments
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by nepstein 11y ago
True - though this means only that the signal (outperformance by a group that is the target of discrimination) might not be present (if discrimination continues past initial selection as you point out). However, the test may still useful
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Predicting the Growth of Programming Languages(nepste.in)
1 points by nepstein 11y ago|0 comments
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Grace Hopper Academy(gracehopper.com)
13 points by nepstein 11y ago|0 comments
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Avoiding Hiring Errors(nepste.in)
1 points by nepstein 11y ago|0 comments
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by nepstein 11y ago
Ah, should've given it a closer look! Apologies for the mixup.
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by nepstein 11y ago
UPDATE: the price increase has been rescinded http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/22/business/big-price-increas...
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Understanding Users with Cohort Analysis(code.wealthsimple.com)
7 points by nepstein 11y ago|0 comments
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Wealthsimple Launches New Mobile App(blog.wealthsimple.com)
7 points by nepstein 11y ago|0 comments
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by nepstein 11y ago
Wealthsimple - https://www.wealthsimple.com - Toronto, ON We're on a mission to make investing smarter and simpler for everyone. We develop algorithms to track, manage, and rebalance client portfolios. We're currently
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Clusters – k-means clustering in Javascript(github.com)
10 points by nepstein 11y ago|0 comments
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Join a large company, join a startup, or be a founder?(nepste.in)
1 points by nepstein 11y ago|0 comments
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Goldman Plans Consumer Lending Service(nytimes.com)
3 points by nepstein 11y ago|0 comments
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Startup Ranking(startupranking.com)
27 points by nepstein 11y ago|44 comments
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A Talking Teddy Bear Practicing in a Pediatric Hospital(nytimes.com)
1 points by nepstein 11y ago|0 comments
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Type 'git open' in Terminal to open the GitHub repo in the browser(github.com)
2 points by nepstein 11y ago|0 comments
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by nepstein 11y ago
The README links to a blog post ( http://nepste.in/jekyll/update/2015/02/22/MDP.html ) which details how the library is implemented from the definition of a MDP. For a more rigorous treatment, Andrew
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by nepstein 11y ago
I can definitely understand wanting to classify Pavlov as supervised learning. I think it's a murky issue because supervised and reinforcement are very closely related (and it is frequently possible to reframe problems of one type as p

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